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How to win a photo book award: judge’s enlightenment

To guide you in the creation of an award-winning photo book we’ve curated some comments from the 2018 judges of the Australia & New Zealand Photobook Awards, that may help you avoid some pitfalls and inspire you to consider some elements for your own publication.

The success of a photo book is subjective but at the Australia & New Zealand Photobook Awards the guiding principle is the “fitness for purpose and audience” for every element of the work: the photography, the design, layout, sequencing, text, typography, cover and format. An engaging visual narrative and originality of the concept and design are also vital.

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Sarah J. Walker: Second Sight & Pelci Manor

If you’re contemplating entering the Australia & New Zealand photo book awards (or not), peruse this post about Melbourne-based Gen Z photographer Sarah J. Walker who can credit two photobook award wins for producing her first two publications.

Book awards have already played a significant role in the career of emerging Melbourne photographer Sarah J. Walker. In 2017 she won the Perimeter Small Book Prize. She went on to win the Photobook category of the Australia and New Zealand Photobook Award 2018 with Second Sight – the book published as a result of the Small Book Prize.

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How to self publish a photo book in the Antipodes

Momento Pro has learnt a lot about the ins and outs of publishing a photo book over the last 15 years, and now we’ve summarised the main points in this blog post, along with links to further information. To make your book a reality, read on …

Momento Pro has spent 15 years immersed in photo book printing, learning about people’s publishing experiences in Australia and New Zealand, and making friends with all the services that can help make your book a success.

We’ve also hosted photo book awards since 2011 which give us unique insight and statistics into antipodean photo book publications. In this blog post we share our findings in a simple guide that includes data, questions and topics for you to consider before publishing your photo book.

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How to set up a photo book crowdfunding campaign

A step-by-step guide on how to set up your own photobook crowdfunding campaign for maximum success. Learn about the best campaign length and Rewards to offer, how to produce a good video on a budget, and how to schedule a campaign that rocks.

This blog post complements our Self publishing and crowdfunding a photo book post, by turning our analysis of thirty three successful Australian and New Zealand photo book crowdfunding campaigns into a step-by-step guide on how to set up your own campaign page for success. We’re not fortune tellers so we can guarantee you’ll reach your target but by implementing these suggestions you’ll certainly be in with a better chance.

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